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Stephen Kumalo's Compassion
Stephen Kumalo’s compassion for the people of his village allows him to overcome his fears of their judgement. After all that had occurred in Johannesburg Kumalo feared going to and remaining in the village of Ndotsheni with his even more broken family. For he had a son that was to be put to death for his crime, a sister that was ready to come home to Ndotsheni with him but when it was the day of the departure, was nowhere to be found. In addition to his now motherless nephew and his pregnant daughter-in-law. For Kumalo had much fear of what the people in his village would say of and about him for, “many people know him, and he is afraid of their questions” (p.254). However, Kumalo had compassion for the people of his suffering village and
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